surgery

Stories 1 - 20 |  Next >>

Barry Manilow: I Have Lung Cancer, but Prognosis Is Great

Singer, 82, postpones January concerts for surgery after early diagnosis

(Newser) - Barry Manilow says a stubborn case of bronchitis may have saved his life. In an Instagram post , the 82-year-old singer revealed that his doctor found a small cancerous spot on his lung while following up on the bronchitis, reports USA Today . "It's pure luck (and a great doctor)...

Women's Hair Transplants Are Getting Messy

Doctors warn not all women are good candidates for surgery, which has had unpredictable results

(Newser) - A rising number of women are turning to hair transplants to combat hair loss, but the procedure's effectiveness can be unpredictable, experts say. For some, the distressing effects of hair loss lead to a search for solutions ranging from supplements and shampoos to expensive injections. British bodybuilder Tracy Kiss...

Here's Why You Shouldn't Swallow 100 Magnets
Here's Why
You Shouldn't
Swallow
100 Magnets
CASE STUDY
Oct 24, 2025 1:25 PM CDT

Here's Why You Shouldn't Swallow 100 Magnets

They linked together inside 13-year-old boy's gut, damaging his intestines, per case out of NZ

(Newser) - A 13-year-old New Zealand boy required surgery after swallowing as many as 100 small neodymium magnets he purchased online, according to a case study published in the New Zealand Medical Journal . Doctors at Tauranga Hospital discovered the magnets had linked together inside his digestive tract, forming four chains that damaged...

Amanpour Faces Third Cancer Battle, Urges Vigilance

CNN anchor, 67, says early symptoms for ovarian cancer led her to seek treatment

(Newser) - CNN's Christiane Amanpour is facing a third round of ovarian cancer, she revealed after a month's absence from the air. Speaking on the Changing the Ovarian Cancer Story podcast that aired Thursday, Amanpour described her diagnosis as a "fairly rare" form of the disease but emphasized that...

Tiger Woods Has Disk Replaced
Tiger Woods
Has Disk
Replaced
Oct 12, 2025 10:00 AM CDT

Tiger Woods Has Disk Replaced

It's the golfer's seventh back surgery

(Newser) - Tiger Woods has gone through a seventh back surgery, this time to replace a disk in his lower back and had caused pain and mobility issues. Woods said in a social media post that he had the surgery in New York and that it was the right decision for his...

Aspirin Slashes Risk of Colorectal Cancer Comeback
'Wonder Drug' Has
Another Apparent Perk
NEW STUDY
Sep 18, 2025 9:30 AM CDT

'Wonder Drug' Has Another Apparent Perk

Aspirin slashed risk of colorectal cancer coming back after surgery in new research

(Newser) - A daily low dose of aspirin could sharply cut the risk of colorectal cancer returning after surgery, according to a large Scandinavian trial. Researchers at Stockholm's Karolinska Institute tracked more than 3,500 patients who had surgery to remove colorectal tumors. Genetic screening revealed that roughly 40% of...

Biden Has Surgery to Remove Skin Cancer Lesions

Spokesperson makes announcement after video shows new scar

(Newser) - Joe Biden had a skin cancer lesions removed from his forehead during recent surgery, a spokesperson announced Thursday after a video was published showing a new scar on the former president's forehead. Kelly Scully said Biden underwent a procedure, known as Mohs surgery, that's designed to eliminate...

Shooting Survivor Shielded by Friend Learns of 'Miracle' Miss

Bullet fragment lodged in Weston Halsne's neck, just avoiding a major artery

(Newser) - Doctors have found a bullet fragment lodged in the neck of a 10-year-old Minneapolis boy days after he reported that his life was saved when his friend shielded him during last week's shooting. Weston Halsne, a fifth grader at Annunciation Catholic School, was at Mass on Wednesday when...

Pauly Shore: Body Scan Found Tumor in My Pancreas

Comedian describes surgery, recovery

(Newser) - Pauly Shore is speaking out after undergoing surgery to remove a tumor from his pancreas, People reports. The 57-year-old comedian revealed on Instagram that doctors discovered the tumor during a routine, preventative full-body scan he decided to get in Las Vegas. Shore explained that, even though he had no...

Doctors Allegedly Played 'Music Bingo' in OR as Patient Died

Family settles after surgeon and anesthesiologist allegedly admit to distraction

(Newser) - A Colorado surgical team allegedly played a music bingo game on a cell phone while performing what was expected to be a routine cataract operation—an act at the center of a lawsuit settled after the patient, Bart Reiter, died of cardiac arrest. According to the suit, both the...

Billy Joel Talks Handling 'Water on the Brain'

Singer opens up about recovery, canceled concerts after normal pressure hydrocephalus diagnosis

(Newser) - Billy Joel is breaking his silence on his health with an update, two months after revealing a brain disorder diagnosis that sidelined his tour. The 76-year-old music legend announced in May that he'd been diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus , or NPH, a condition that leads to a buildup...

Chicago Beluga Is First to Recover From Anesthesia

Shedd Aquarium celebrates a milestone surgery

(Newser) - Chicago is home to a special beluga whale—the only one known to have recovered from general anesthesia. The 12-year-old whale dubbed Kimalu, born and kept at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, underwent surgery to remove a network of cysts around her blowhole on July 1, per a release . Caretakers first...

'Piano Man' Hits Pause on Concert Tour

Billy Joel postpones shows for 4 months so he can recuperate after surgery for medical condition

(Newser) - If you've already broken out a bottle of red and a bottle of white to celebrate nabbing Billy Joel concert tickets, you may have to stick the cork back in them for a bit. The "Piano Man" announced on Tuesday that he's delaying eight shows over the...

Major Insurer Nixes Anesthesia Cap After Backlash

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield had placed time limit on anesthesia coverage during surgery

(Newser) - A major health insurer has nixed a planned policy shift regarding a cap it placed on anesthesia coverage after intense public backlash against the plan. NPR reports on the 180 by Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, which had initially announced it would no longer pay for coverage for anesthesia use...

For $12K, People Are Changing Their Eye Color for Good

Corneal tattooing has gained popularity as a cosmetic surgery, despite the risks

(Newser) - More people are chucking their colored contacts for a more permanent way to change eye color: keratopigmentation. The Wall Street Journal reports that the procedure, also known as corneal tattooing, is on the rise as a cosmetic surgery, even though critics say the risks are too great. It involves using...

Surgical Patients Remain Subject to Complications, Errors

Many of the problems are preventable, researchers say

(Newser) - To assess the frequency of medical errors in surgery, researchers based at Harvard University decided to follow the meticulous methodology of a study conducted in the 1980s—one of the first to examine rates of patient harms during treatment. "We're trying to figure out, have things changed? Have...

Scientists Say They've Invented a Better Suture

Material generates an electric field when stretched

(Newser) - Scientists say a new kind of surgical stitch they have developed is as strong as traditional stitches and turns one downside of sutures into a plus. Too much movement can be a problem with ordinary stitches, but the sutures developed by a team of researchers in China generate an electric...

Widow: Husband Died After Doc Accidentally Removed His Liver

William Bryan was meant to have his spleen removed at Florida hospital, per wife's attorney

(Newser) - The widow of an Alabama man who died after an organ removal procedure now says that the surgeon who was supposed to take out his spleen took out his liver by mistake instead, leading to his death in August. In a Facebook post , Joe Zarzaur, an attorney representing Beverly Bryan...

He Just Got a New Kidney, No Anesthesia or Opioids Needed

John Nicholas underwent an 'awake' transplant surgery at Northwestern: 'Very surreal'

(Newser) - Usually, a kidney transplant patient at Northwestern Memorial Hospital spends two to three days after the procedure recuperating in the Chicago medical center before being sent home. John Nicholas was back in his own bed the next day, partly thanks to surgeons operating on him using an uncommon "awake"...

Merrick Garland Having Surgery, Will Delegate Duties

Justice Department is making the disclosure under new federal guidelines

(Newser) - Attorney General Merrick Garland will undergo back surgery this weekend and delegate his duties to the deputy attorney general during the procedure, the Justice Department said Monday. Garland, 71, will be under general anesthesia during the back procedure on Saturday, which will last about 90 minutes and is "minimally...

Stories 1 - 20 |  Next >>
Most Read on Newser